Politics · Russia · 11 hrs ago
Putin sets Russia’s emergency ministry staff limit at 307,944
Vladimir Putin set the Russian Emergency Ministry’s staff limit at 307,944 in a decree published on an official government website.
The limit is due to rise to 311,083 from January 2028.
The largest increases will be in the ministry’s rescue military units and Federal Fire Service.
By 2028, the rescue units are set to grow from 8,600 military personnel to 9,786, while the fire service’s total staff will rise from 264,740 to 266,693.
The change comes as the ministry has sought ways to address a staffing shortage, including a proposal to use conscripts in fire units.
The government must provide money in the federal budget to put the decree into effect.
Vladimir Putin set the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry’s staffing limit at 307,944 people.
The limit is scheduled to rise to 311,083 from January 1, 2028.
The largest increases will affect rescue military formations and the Federal Fire Service.
The government was instructed to provide the funds needed to implement the decree.
- Who
- Russian President Vladimir Putin set the limit for the Emergency Situations Ministry.
- What
- The ministry’s maximum staffing level was set at 307,944, with a planned increase to 311,083 in 2028.
- When
- The decree was published on November 2, 2026. The higher limit takes effect on January 1, 2028.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The decree setting the ministry’s staffing limit was published.
The number of service members in rescue military formations is scheduled to rise to 9,195, and Federal Fire Service staffing to 265,653.
The ministry’s overall staffing limit is scheduled to rise to 311,083.
The number of service members in rescue military formations is scheduled to reach 9,786, and Federal Fire Service staffing to reach 266,693.
- Current staffing limit
- 307,944 people
- Staffing limit from January 1, 2028
- 311,083 people
- Rescue military formations
- 9,195 service members in 2027; 9,786 in 2028
- Federal Fire Service
- 265,653 staff in 2027; 266,693 in 2028
- Federal civilian government employees
- 5,370 people
- Workers
- 29,234 people